U.S. cranberry exports up 80%

Colombia increased its cranberry consumption by 80% between 2017-18 and 2021-22, from 23,020 to 41,451, 100-pound barrels. 

June 12 , 2023

USDA details “lucrative” U.S. ag opportunities in Chile

Its stable macroeconomic environment, solid political institutions, and high consumer purchasing power make Chile a lucrative market for U.S. producers.

June 09 , 2023

California grants support farmworker homeownership

Grants will support five programs statewide to build or purchase homes for lower-income farmworkers and advance programs that help them become or remain homeowners through mortgage assistance.

June 08 , 2023

Grape Breeder IFG opening new lab this summer

The facility will be functional early this summer, offering IFG’s research and development team more than ten times the size of its current lab.

June 07 , 2023

Pacific seaports face labor “no show”

The Pacific Maritime Association announced that the ILWU is staging concerted and disruptive work actions that have effectively shut down operations at some marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

June 06 , 2023

Wonderful Citrus has big plans for its seedless lemons

While the company is still at an early stage with the seedless variety and trees are very young, they expect more volume and broader distribution in the coming years.

June 05 , 2023

Many U.S. retail shelves empty for Sonoran grapes

Many U.S. retail shelves for grapes are empty this June due to unusually cold weather in key Sonoran grape districts near the Arizona border which means all grapes from the region are late.

June 02 , 2023

Marketing campaigns for Chilean green kiwifruit in the U.S. kick-off

While the Chilean Kiwifruit Committee is projecting a 14% year-on-year decrease in volume, fruit quality is expected to be superior. 

June 01 , 2023

Kenyan Hass avocado industry eyes U.S. admission

The draft pest risk assessment will be available for review and comment until June 29, 2023.

May 31 , 2023

HAB: Avocado oversupply to challenge industry

“The main challenge for the avocado industry at a global level is overproduction. We are producing more avocados than are being consumed,” said Emiliano Escobedo, Executive Director of the Hass Avocado Board. 

May 30 , 2023